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23 changes: 17 additions & 6 deletions cmd/query/list-users.go
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Expand Up @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
"github.com/openfga/go-sdk/client"
"github.com/spf13/cobra"

"github.com/openfga/cli/internal/clierrors"

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Low value

Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

git diff c281bb70dd5d9a0369086df87dc974be4e9a8fb3 2c9f025c0bcf0b0d9b4dc517dcd4e3ac24277570 -- cmd/query/list-users.go cmd/query/list-users_test.go
nl -ba cmd/query/list-users.go
rg -n -F -e 'parseUserFilters' -e 'user-filter' -e 'UserTypeFilter' -- cmd/query

Repository: openfga/cli

Length of output: 11453

Script executed:

nl -ba cmd/query/list-users_test.go | sed -n '20,218p'
rg -n -F -e 'github.com/openfga/openfga ' -e 'github.com/openfga/go-sdk ' -- go.mod
rg -n -F -e 'user_filter' -e 'user-filter' -e 'list-users' -- tests docs examples cmd/query 2>/dev/null || test "$?" -eq 1
for d in "$HOME/go/pkg/mod/github.com/openfga/go-sdk@v0.8.3" "$HOME/go/pkg/mod/github.com/openfga/openfga@v1.21.0"; do if [ -d "$d" ]; then echo "PRESENT $d"; else echo "ABSENT $d"; fi; done

Repository: openfga/cli

Length of output: 7561

Web query:

OpenFGA v1.21.0 ListUsers user_filters empty relation validation source UserTypeFilter

Result:

Sources consulted:
- openfga/pkg/server/commands/listusers/list_users_rpc.go at v1.21.0 · openfga/openfga · GitHub — https://github.com/openfga/openfga/blob/v1.21.0/pkg/server/commands/listusers/list_users_rpc.go
- openfga/pkg/server/list_users.go at v1.21.0 · openfga/openfga · GitHub — https://github.com/openfga/openfga/blob/v1.21.0/pkg/server/list_users.go
- python-sdk/docs/OpenFgaApi.md at main · openfga/python-sdk · GitHub — https://github.com/openfga/python-sdk/blob/main/docs/OpenFgaApi.md
- openfga package - github.com/openfga/go-sdk - Go Packages — https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/openfga/go-sdk
- …and 15 more

Script executed:

for url in \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openfga/go-sdk/v0.8.3/model_user_type_filter.go \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openfga/go-sdk/v0.8.3/client/client.go \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openfga/openfga/v1.22.1/pkg/server/commands/listusers/list_users_rpc.go \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openfga/openfga/v1.22.1/pkg/server/list_users.go; do
  echo "===== $url"
  curl -fLsS --max-time 20 "$url" | rg -n -C 5 -e 'type UserTypeFilter' -e 'json:"relation' -e 'ToMap' -e 'GetUserFilters' -e 'userFilter.GetRelation' -e 'Validate' -e 'ListUsers\(' -e 'func .*Execute' || echo "No matching output or fetch failure"
done

Repository: openfga/cli

Length of output: 34616

Web query:

github openfga go-sdk v0.8.3 model_user_type_filter.go json relation ToMap listusers

Result:

Sources consulted:
- go-sdk/model_user_type_filter.go at v0.8.3 · openfga/go-sdk · GitHub — https://github.com/openfga/go-sdk/blob/v0.8.3/model_user_type_filter.go
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openfga/go-sdk/v0.8.3/model_user_type_filter.go
- go-sdk/model_list_users_request.go at v0.8.3 · openfga/go-sdk · GitHub — https://github.com/openfga/go-sdk/blob/v0.8.3/model_list_users_request.go
- go-sdk/api_open_fga.go at main · openfga/go-sdk · GitHub — https://github.com/openfga/go-sdk/blob/main/api_open_fga.go
- go-sdk/docs/OpenFgaApi.md at main · openfga/go-sdk · GitHub — https://github.com/openfga/go-sdk/blob/main/docs/OpenFgaApi.md
- …and 15 more

Script executed:

echo '=== sdk client list users'
curl -fLsS --max-time 20 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openfga/go-sdk/v0.8.3/client/client.go | nl -ba | sed -n '2983,3100p'
echo '=== server validation files'
curl -fLsS --max-time 20 'https://api.github.com/repos/openfga/openfga/contents/pkg/server/commands/listusers?ref=v1.22.1' | python3 -c 'import json,sys; print("\n".join(x["name"] for x in json.load(sys.stdin)))'
echo '=== server list users validate'
curl -fLsS --max-time 20 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openfga/openfga/v1.22.1/pkg/server/commands/listusers/list_users_validation.go | nl -ba | sed -n '1,240p'
echo '=== server userset matches'
curl -fLsS --max-time 20 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openfga/openfga/v1.22.1/pkg/server/commands/listusers/list_users_rpc.go | nl -ba | sed -n '197,235p;360,401p'

Repository: openfga/cli

Length of output: 8175

Script executed:

echo '=== list-users validation'
curl -fLsS --max-time 20 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openfga/openfga/v1.22.1/pkg/server/commands/listusers/validate.go | nl -ba
echo '=== userset helper location'
curl -fLsS --max-time 20 'https://api.github.com/repos/openfga/openfga/contents/pkg/tuple?ref=v1.22.1' | python3 -c 'import json,sys; print("\n".join(x["name"] for x in json.load(sys.stdin)))'
for f in tuple.go tuple_test.go; do
 echo "=== $f"
 curl -fLsS --max-time 20 "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openfga/openfga/v1.22.1/pkg/tuple/$f" | rg -n -C 8 'UsersetMatchTypeAndRelation' || test "$?" -eq 1
done

Repository: openfga/cli

Length of output: 4786

Reject user filters with extra separators.

When a user passes --user-filter "a#b#c", parseUserFilters discards #c and queries for a#b. If a#b is valid, the server can return results for that different filter. Reject filters with extra separators before sending the request.

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Review comment at @cmd/query/list-users.go at line 29:
Update parseUserFilters to reject user filters containing extra separators, such
as “a#b#c,” instead of discarding trailing content and querying with a different
filter. Ensure invalid filters are rejected before the request is sent.

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"github.com/openfga/cli/internal/cmdutils"
"github.com/openfga/cli/internal/output"
)
Expand All @@ -50,13 +51,18 @@ func parseUserFilters(rawUserFilter string) []openfga.UserTypeFilter {
return userFilters
}

func parseObject(rawObject string) openfga.FgaObject {
splitObject := strings.Split(rawObject, ":")
func parseObject(rawObject string) (openfga.FgaObject, error) {
objectType, objectID, found := strings.Cut(rawObject, ":")
if !found || objectType == "" || objectID == "" {
return openfga.FgaObject{}, clierrors.ValidationError( //nolint:wrapcheck
"parseObject",
"Failed to parse object, it must be of the format \"<type>:<id>\", for example \"document:roadmap\"")
}

return openfga.FgaObject{
Type: splitObject[0],
Id: splitObject[1],
}
Type: objectType,
Id: objectID,
}, nil
}

func listUsers(
Expand All @@ -69,8 +75,13 @@ func listUsers(
queryContext *map[string]any,
consistency *openfga.ConsistencyPreference,
) (*client.ClientListUsersResponse, error) {
object, err := parseObject(rawObject)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}

body := &client.ClientListUsersRequest{
Object: parseObject(rawObject),
Object: object,
Relation: relation,
UserFilters: parseUserFilters(rawUserFilter),
ContextualTuples: contextualTuples,
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73 changes: 73 additions & 0 deletions cmd/query/list-users_test.go
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Expand Up @@ -219,3 +219,76 @@ func TestListUsersWithConsistency(t *testing.T) {
t.Errorf("Expect %v but actual %v", expectedResponse, *output)
}
}

func TestListUsersObjectWithoutTypeReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()

mockCtrl := gomock.NewController(t)
defer mockCtrl.Finish()

mockFgaClient := mock_client.NewMockSdkClient(mockCtrl)

_, err := listUsers(
t.Context(),
mockFgaClient,
"roadmap",
"admin",
"user",
[]client.ClientContextualTupleKey{},
queryContext,
openfga.CONSISTENCYPREFERENCE_UNSPECIFIED.Ptr(),
)
if err == nil {
t.Fatal("expected an error for an object with no type separator, got nil")
}
}

func TestListUsersObjectIDKeepsColons(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()

mockCtrl := gomock.NewController(t)
defer mockCtrl.Finish()

mockFgaClient := mock_client.NewMockSdkClient(mockCtrl)

mockExecute := mock_client.NewMockSdkClientListUsersRequestInterface(mockCtrl)

expectedResponse := client.ClientListUsersResponse{Users: []openfga.User{}}

mockExecute.EXPECT().Execute().Return(&expectedResponse, nil)

mockRequest := mock_client.NewMockSdkClientListUsersRequestInterface(mockCtrl)
options := client.ClientListUsersOptions{}
mockRequest.EXPECT().Options(options).Return(mockExecute)

mockBody := mock_client.NewMockSdkClientListUsersRequestInterface(mockCtrl)

contextualTuples := []client.ClientContextualTupleKey{}

body := client.ClientListUsersRequest{
Object: openfga.FgaObject{
Type: "doc",
Id: "urn:ietf:rfc:2648",
},
Relation: "admin",
UserFilters: []openfga.UserTypeFilter{{Type: "user"}},
ContextualTuples: contextualTuples,
Context: queryContext,
}
mockBody.EXPECT().Body(body).Return(mockRequest)

mockFgaClient.EXPECT().ListUsers(t.Context()).Return(mockBody)

if _, err := listUsers(
t.Context(),
mockFgaClient,
"doc:urn:ietf:rfc:2648",
"admin",
"user",
contextualTuples,
queryContext,
openfga.CONSISTENCYPREFERENCE_UNSPECIFIED.Ptr(),
); err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
}